Nosy Snoop: 10/24/05

Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks dies at the age of 92.

Rosa Parks, the Alabama seamstress whose simple act of defiance on a segregated Montgomery bus in 1955 stirred the nonviolent protests of the modern civil rights movement and catapulted an unknown minister named Martin Luther King Jr. to international prominence, died Monday of natural causes at her home in Detroit. She was 92.

Often called the mother of the movement that led to the dismantling of institutionalized segregation in the South, Parks became a symbol of human dignity when she was jailed for refusing to relinquish her bus seat to a white person when she was riding home from work on the evening of Dec. 1, 1955.

Her arrest for violating Alabama's bus segregation laws galvanized Montgomery's blacks, who boycotted the city's buses for 381 days until the U.S. Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional.

Memorialized in poetry, dance and song, Parks was, by most accounts, both simpler and more complex than the mythology that grew around her. . . . . .Full Story

John Travolta says he turned down James Bond role.

John Travolta turned down the role of James Bond because he didn't want to be typecast. The 'Pulp Fiction' star was reportedly first choice by 007 movie bosses to play the suave spy.

"Bond is one of the most dynamic roles in history, one of the most extreme and career defining commitments an actor can make. After careful consideration I feel it might not be best for me at this point.". . . . . .Full Story

'OK' magazine didn't get exactly what they bargained for.

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher wedding pictures

Wagging tongues say that OK! gave the punkster and his Striptease bride final say over which photos would appear in their scandal sheet. You can imagine that paying $3 million and only getting boring black-and-white photos is like ordering a pizza and receiving just the uncooked crust. . . . . .Full Story

Madonna says she married her husband for all the wrong reasons.

"I got married for all the wrong reasons. My husband did not turn out to be everything I imagined him to be. I just wanted to end everything.". . . . . .Full Story

Paris Hilton voted biggest celebrity ego!

"By channelling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.". . . . . .Full Story

1. PARIS HILTON

2. KANYE WEST

3. USHER

4. BEYONCE KNOWLES

5. CHRISTINA AGUILERA

6. JACK WHITE

7. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

8. AVRIL LAVIGNE

9. R KELLY

10. LINDSAY LOHAN

"Goodfellas" best movie ever made?

It was number one in a “definitive guide to the finest films ever made” compiled by Total Film magazine.

“Goodfellas has it all – story, dialogue, performances, technique,” the magazine said. “It is slick, arguably the slickest film ever made. But it is also considered, layered and freighted with meaning.”

Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Vertigo was second on the list and Jaws was third. . . . . .Full Story

Alice Cooper's new reality show.

"It will be about a guy who is sleeping in downtown London and life is totally gone for him. He's just a bundle of rags. We find out how he got there and reconstruct his life. That would be great TV.". . . . . .Full Story

Sienna Miller moving to the United States.

The Alfie actress has been painted as a hypocrite in the British press, after it was reported earlier this month she struck up a romance with her Layer Cake co-star while she was still dating Jude Law.

Only days after the news broke, Miller claimed she had broken up with ex-fiance Law back in July, after he confessed to cheating on her with his former children's nanny Daisy Wright. . . . . .Full Picture

Julia Roberts and Danny Moder marriage in trouble?

A source said, "There is something wrong and neither wants to talk about it. Danny is distant and Julia wants to be on her own. She tells Danny what to do as far as the kids are concerned, like when Danny should take them for a walk, when he can play with them and things like that."

The insider said, "He has grumbled that Julia trusts the nanny to be with the babies more than she trusts him.". . . . . .Full Story

New pictures of Michael Jackson acting weird again.

Pictures: Dlisted

A picture of Madonna's ex-boyfriend Carlos Leon, with his daughter Lourdes and her brother Rocco, giving the cameras the middle finger.

Picture: A Socialite's Life

Tom Cruise did it again? Now he's converted Victoria and David Beckham?

During her trip to Los Angeles last week (ends21OCT05), Victoria was photographed leafing through Assists for Illnesses and Injuries, based on the works of Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard. . . . . .Full Story